A civic technology organisation, BudgIT, has called for the removal of discretionary powers to award petroleum licenses from a sitting President as contained in the Petroleum Industry Administrative Bill (PIAB). The organisation said the opportunity to arbitrarily award petroleum licenses led to the infamous Malabu (OPL 245) scandal. BudgIT’s Principal Lead, Gabriel Okeowo, advised theRead More
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BudgIT to track capital projects in FCT, Nasarawa
Civic technology organisation, BudgIT has concluded plans to track capital projects located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa state. The organisation said it will use its Tracka Platform to ensure transparency in capital and constituency projects nominated by lawmakers from FCT and Nasarawa. BudgIT is already using Tracka to ensure transparency in projectsRead More
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A civic society accountability organisation, BudgIT has urged Nigerian governments at all levels to invest in people as this is the only guarantee to a safe and sustainable country. This was made known at an event held on Wednesday in Lagos tagged, ‘Investing in the People of Nigeria’. The conversation was held in response to Bill […] …